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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TOD, n.² A fit of the sulks, in phr. to take the tod. Cf. Dod, n.²Lnk. 1881 D. Thomson Musings 117:
I really thocht that ye were ill, Or that ye'd ta'en the tod.